Creative Impulses
John Wade III
John Wade, "Looking at Abstract Art", acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"
John Wade, "Masquerade", acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16"
John Wade, "What's Black, Has Four Legs, Blue Stripes?", acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"
John Wade, "I've Never Been To Aruba", acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16"
John Wade, "Xenobotany", acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16"
John Wade, "Ionizing Radiation", acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16"
John Wade, "Metamorphosis of Butterflies", acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16"
John Wade, "Street Performers", acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"
John Wade, "Ebrose Jeroodab", acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"
John Wade, "Dog Chasing Micah Chasing Birds", acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"
John Wade, "What's So Funny", acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"
John Wade, "Your Move", acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"
John Wade, "Mr. Maroney's New Pet", acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16"
John Wade, "Playing Chess", acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"
John Wade, "Ms. Entrepreneur", acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16"
John Wade, "Carmen on the Beach", acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"
John Wade, "Un dia en el carnaval (A Day at the Carnival)", acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"
John Wade, "The Balloon Lady", acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16"
John Wade, "At the Dunes", acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"
John Wade, "Relay Race", acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"
John Wade, "David Reading", acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16"
John Wade, "Bike Riding Louie", acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"
John Wade, "Bronson Park", acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16"
Artist Statement
The methods of creative expression are as individual as the artist who uses them. Once I get an image or theme in mind, I tend to express it (with some exceptions) in a series of works, until the image no longer speaks to me. In a sense, the image has a life of its own.
Biography
John Wade III was born in Evansville, IN and grew up across the state in Fort Wayne. As a child, he studied art in the public school system and participated in Scholastic art competitions. His art training continued with personal studies of Black American and European artists. Wade creates paintings in acrylic on canvas, depicting whimsical and abstract renderings of everyday life, . He has exhibited his works in numerous solo and group shows including the 2008 Juneteenth group exhibit at the Toledo, Ohio Museum of Art.